mick10
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 12:06 AM |
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Boot design
Started on the boot area cover a few weeks ago as i couldn't find anything that i wanted to use or that would fit so decided to make one how i
wanted it to look, its not finished yet but will try to update as progress happens.
 
Flat sheet panel
After taking delivery of resin and CSM form East Coast fibreglass i set about firstly making a flat sheet to cut and shape to make the top section. I
have been researching a lot recently about lay up techniques. The use of packing tape seems to be used widely by amateurs as the resin doesn't
seem to adhere to it prompted me to tape up a flat piece of plywood and lay down two coats of matting and resin, once it had cured it just peeled off
the board with ease to leave me with a flat sheet to cut and shape to fit my boot area.
 
measured against aperture
Next brainwave was to get a window box form B&Q and cut the flange off to give me a shape for the boot compartment i taped this up as well and
layed up more matting on it, it was a bit of a struggle to get the cured part outa the box but it eventually came out pretty much unscathed.
 
taped up
I then cut the end of the first box and moulded an extension piece of the window box to join to the first part to get the desired length.
Then i had to join them together and strengthen with more matting before i could get the shape and curves right around the rear panel.
 
boot box after joining
I had to cut out and mould a bulge to clear the filler neck for this i used a plastic milk bottle lol but it worked fine to give me the shape i wanted
then just a matter of cutting and glassing it in to the box.
 
Description
 
with filler neck cleared
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 12:14 AM |
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Good work so far!!!
U2U sent
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rb968
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 12:15 AM |
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Excellent. Always fancied having go at making some fibreglass parts. Need to do a boot at some point as well once IVa is out of the way.
Rich
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mick10
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 12:25 AM |
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Cheers mate, i was a bit worried at first at doing this but its turned out to be very enjoyable and not half as difficult as i first thought. Ive
wanted to get the boot done for ages as id rather get it all finished before IVA hopefully. Still got a way to go though lol.
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Madinventions
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 12:31 AM |
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Good work there. ECFibreglass are really good people to deal with and packing tape works really well for simple things doesn't it? It's
how I'm doing my hard-top.
 
roof mould
 
Roof with packing tape
 
roof - first layer of fibregla
(Sorry for the hijack!)
Ed.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 12:35 AM |
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damn wish I thought of using packing tape when doing my buggys hard top, all that preparing the wax was a ball breaking job and didn't even work
well as it was so difficult to release the molded panel I cracked the gel coat 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Madinventions
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 12:36 AM |
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I also found that 2 or 3mm Coremat XI
(got mine from
eBay) will really help add stiffness and strength to the layup if required.
Ed.
Mojo build diary: http://www.madinventions.co.uk
Solo music project: Syrrenfor http://www.reverbnation.com/syrrenfor
View my band website:
http://www.shadowlight.org.uk
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk/
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mcerd1
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 09:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Madinventions
Good work there. ECFibreglass are really good people to deal with and packing tape works really well for simple things doesn't it? It's
how I'm doing my hard-top.
I'm goint to have to keep an eye on your hardtop's progress, one of my mates could really do with something like that for his blitz.....
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Macbeast
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 09:08 AM |
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Well done, but PLEASE resize your pictures before posting. I had to go next door to see the right hand side 
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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carpmart
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 09:30 AM |
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Good work there, will you be making any more!
You only live once - make the most of it!
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'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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mick10
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| posted on 2/2/11 at 09:32 PM |
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Thanks for the comments guys and sorry for the picture size i must have missed resizing that one, I don't no about making any more after this
one I will have to see how fed up I am with fibreglass itch lol.
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